🐙 KrakenVim: My NeoVim Setup

I've finally switched to NeoVim completely with my custom configuration: KrakenVim. This is a from-scratch Neovim configuration that combines modern plugin architecture with familiar keybindings, built with lazy.nvim for lightning-fast startup times and modular plugin management.

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Why KrakenVim?

• Clean Foundation: Built from the ground up, no bloat
• Muscle Memory: Preserves AstroNvim-style keybindings for seamless transition
• Modular Design: Organized plugin structure for easy customization
• Language-First: Complete LSP, DAP, and tooling for 15+ languages
• Performance: Aggressive lazy loading with sub-100ms startup
• Beautiful: 15 carefully selected themes with persistent picker

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📊 Technical Stats

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✨ Features

• ⚡ Blazing Fast: Aggressive lazy loading with header caching and sub-50ms startup
• 🎨 15 Beautiful Themes: Persistent colorscheme picker with live preview
• 🔍 Powerful Fuzzy Finding: Telescope with fzf-native for instant file/text search
• 💡 Full LSP Support: 20+ languages with auto-completion, diagnostics, and formatting
• 🐛 Complete Debugging: DAP configurations for Python, JS/TS, Java, Go, Rust, C/C++
• 🌳 Treesitter 1.0: Next-gen syntax highlighting and code understanding
• 🤖 AI-Powered Completion: GitHub Copilot integration with nvim-cmp
• 🔧 Auto-Formatting: conform.nvim with 20+ formatters
• 🔎 Linting: nvim-lint for real-time code quality checks
• 📊 Beautiful UI: Custom statusline, bufferline, dashboard, and notifications
• 🚀 Git Integration: Lazygit, gitsigns, and diffview

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📦 Requirements

Recommended Tools

# Better search/find
ripgrep      # Fast grep alternative (required for Telescope live_grep)
fd           # Fast find alternative (better file finding)

# Git tools
lazygit      # Terminal UI for Git (required for <leader>gg)

# File manager
yazi         # Modern terminal file manager (required for <leader>-)

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🚀 Installation

Linux (Arch)

# Backup existing config
mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.backup
mv ~/.local/share/nvim ~/.local/share/nvim.backup

# Clone KrakenVim
git clone https://github.com/lxrdxe7o/KrakenVim.git ~/.config/nvim

# Install dependencies
sudo pacman -S neovim git nodejs npm ripgrep fd lazygit make gcc

# Launch Neovim (plugins auto-install on first launch)
nvim

macOS

# Backup and clone
mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.backup
git clone https://github.com/lxrdxe7o/KrakenVim.git ~/.config/nvim

# Install via Homebrew
brew install neovim git node ripgrep fd lazygit

# Install a Nerd Font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
brew install font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font

# Launch
nvim

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🔌 Plugin Reference

🎨 Colorschemes (15 Themes)

All themes configured with transparent backgrounds, italic comments, LSP semantic highlighting, and Treesitter integration.

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🔧 LSP & Completion

Supported Languages (Auto-Install): Lua, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Rust, Go, C, C++, HTML, CSS, SCSS, Tailwind, Vue, Svelte, React, JSON, YAML, TOML, Bash, Markdown

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🐛 Debugging (DAP)

Pre-configured debug adapters for multiple languages:

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✏️ Editor Enhancements

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⌨️ Keybindings

Leader Key: Space

General

File Navigation (leader+f)

LSP (leader+l, g*)

Debugging (leader+d)

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🔧 Customization

File Structure

~/.config/nvim/
├── init.lua                 # Entry point
├── lua/
│   ├── config/
│   │   ├── options.lua      # Neovim options
│   │   ├── keymaps.lua      # Global keymaps
│   │   ├── autocmds.lua     # Autocommands
│   │   └── colorscheme.lua  # Theme persistence
│   └── plugins/
│       ├── colorscheme.lua  # Theme plugins
│       ├── completion.lua   # nvim-cmp & snippets
│       ├── dap.lua          # Debugging configs
│       ├── editor.lua       # Editor enhancements
│       ├── lsp.lua          # LSP configurations
│       ├── tools.lua        # Terminal, git, builds
│       └── ui.lua           # Statusline, dashboard
└── ftplugin/
    └── java.lua             # Java-specific setup

Adding Plugins

Create a new file in lua/plugins/ or add to existing category:

-- lua/plugins/my-plugins.lua
return {
  {
    "author/plugin-name",
    event = "VeryLazy",
    opts = {
      -- plugin options
    },
  },
}

Restart Neovim and run :Lazy to install.

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🎨 Theme System

KrakenVim includes a persistent colorscheme picker:

:Telescope colorscheme

• Live Preview: See theme changes in real-time
• Persistent Selection: Choice saved to ~/.local/share/nvim/colorscheme.txt
• Revert on Cancel: Esc returns to original theme
• Apply on Enter: CR saves and persists selection

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🐙 Conclusion

KrakenVim transforms Neovim into a full-featured IDE while maintaining the speed and efficiency that makes Vim legendary. With 15+ language support, beautiful themes, and a modular architecture, it's the perfect balance between power and simplicity.

Check out the full configuration: github.com/lxrdxe7o/KrakenVim

Happy coding! 🚀